PS Magazine - APRIL 1986
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 401
APRIL 1986
Combat Vehicles .
.±
Pulling the power±ack
fRom a combat vehicLe
Isn't quite as deLicate as
LaunChing a space cRaft,
but a Lot of the same
±RincipLes a±ply.
The job may be oLd
hat to you, but don't ge²
careLess³ Smashed fin-
geRs and hands, bRoken
connections, and bent
±aRts result When you
don't foLLoW youR ´
20
TM's guideLinesµ
The RigHt People
Make suRe theRe'Re at Least fouR of you ²ackLing
the job³ Any feweR can Lead ²o injuRies and damage
¶
any moRe can cause confusion·
±²e Right Stuff
Make suRe ²he liftIng equi±ment
you use is dEsIgned to do the job¸ No
Im±RovIsing oR substi²uting¹ PosItion
youR vehIcLe and the lifting equI±-
ment on LeveL ground, or a² Least Level
²o eaºh o²heR³ »ake suRe hoist con-
nec²Ions aRe secuRe¼ »ove tank turrets
out of ²he way befoRe you open deºk
gRiLLe dooRs³
±he Right Connections
Be suRe you unHook aLl assem´
1
blies, linkages, hoses½ cables and
tubes³ Tie up connections that stay
with the ±ack, and secuRe ²hose that
stay In the huLl³ Ta±e oR ±Lug lines
±
¾ ²hat need protectIonµ
r.
±he Right Way
See tha² eveRyone's arms and Legs
aRe out of the way befoRe you
S¿À¿0¿Á¿ÀÂY puLL the ±ack
s²raight out of the huLlà As you Lift
the ±ackÄ kee± I² away fRom fueL
tanks and otheR hulL ±aRts tha² can't
take abuse¼
A³r 86
´µ
±he Right ¶ousekeeping
Kee± the ±ack off the groundµ Use
a pack stand or block it up squareLÅ
so it won't ²ip over³ ÆoveR the pacÇ
wi²h a ²aRp at Èight to keep dirt ouɳ
Ælean gRime, gRease and oiL off tÊe
hulL fLoor and ±ack befoRe the ±aËk
goes back into the vehIcLe³
Ìe even moRe caRefuL putting the
±ack back in the huLL³ Áatch out foR
the secuRed Lines, fuel tanks and youR
buddies' aRms and Legs.
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